What is the Greatest Common Factor of 70833 and 70842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 70833 and 70842 is 3.

GCF(70833,70842) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 70833 and 70842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 70833 and 70842.

How to find the GCF of 70833 and 70842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 70833 and 70842. After we will calculate the factors of 70833 and 70842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 70833

Prime factors of 70833 are 3, 7, 3373. Prime factorization of 70833 in exponential form is:

70833 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 3373¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 70842

Prime factors of 70842 are 2, 3, 11807. Prime factorization of 70842 in exponential form is:

70842 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11807¹

Step-3: Factors of 70833

List of positive integer factors of 70833 that divides 70833 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 3373, 10119, 23611

Step-4: Factors of 70842

List of positive integer factors of 70842 that divides 70833 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11807, 23614, 35421

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 70833 and 70842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 70833 and 70842 is 3.

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